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British gold medal-winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins is seen on stage at a concert in Hyde Park, left, enjoying a beer while watching Olympic action in the Velodrome, center, and meeting Stone Roses singer Ian Brown at a secret VIP gig by the band in London, right.
LONDON - After four years of intense training and personal sacrifice, athletes are letting their hair down and joining London's city-wide Olympic party.
With many events now over, and with Sunday's closing ceremony looming, Olympians are becoming a more frequent sight on the streets – and in the bars – of Britain's capital.
Many are turning up at venues to support their team-mates in the remaining competition -- and sign autographs for lucky spectators.
"It is nice for us now to be able to relax and watch some of the Games," said Czech cyclist Denis Spicka, who was surrounded by friends and female fans at Czech House – one of dozens of temporary national 'party houses' set up around London by tourism promoters and sponsors.
Have you ever wondered what Olympic athletes do after the competition and medals? TODAY special correspondent Ryan Seacrest heads out into London to investigate, going to Ryan Lochte's birthday bash and getting the scoop on how Missy Franklin plans to commemorate her medals.
Spicka was one of hundreds of party-goers enjoying Czech beer while watching giant screens showing his country take on France at women's basketball on Tuesday night – only hours after he had finished his own race in the Olympic Velodrome.
"The girls here are very nice," he grinned.
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Officials from Britain's Olympic team enjoy a late-night take-out in east London's Mile End.
Across town, U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte was enjoying a birthday party at a Planet Hollywood theme restaurant near Leicester Square. The 28-year-old enjoyed chicken fingers, nachos, Champagne and birthday cake, according to E!, before heading to Mahiki, a nightclub popular with Prince Harry.
It was not the gold medal winner's first night of partying: He joined a throng of fellow swimmers including South African Jean Basson and Lebanese Katya Bachrouche at club Chinawhite on Sunday night.
Will Games curse leave 'ghost town' London out of the gold rush?
Chad le Clos, the South African who beat Michael Phelps in the 200m butterfly last week, also dropped into the club, dancing with his team and some Australian swimmers. "It was pretty cool," he told the Daily Telegraph. "Everyone was there, the Americans and the French team. Pretty much the whole of the VIP area was crawling with swimmers. We all enjoyed ourselves."
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Street and graffiti artists have been satirizing, celebrating and making jokes about the Olympic Games in London.
Others have been touring London's sights or relaxing in and around the Olympic Park. Cook Islands swimming coach Romani Katoa was enjoying a few beers with fellow spectators at the track and field events on Sunday night, while Hungarian hammer-thrower Krisztian Pars was showing off his gold medal on the top floor of a double-decker bus.
Christians, Muslims and even a 'vegan turkey' seek converts at London 2012
In the Westfield shopping mall that leads to the Olympic Park, athletes from around the world have been signing autographs for fans or partying in the top-level casino.
Indeed, spotting athletes has now become a London tourist activity in its own right: Olympians from Rwanda were pictured waiting for a bus on Monday, officials from Team Great Britain were seen ordering a late-night take-out in a kebab house in east London's Mile End and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins posted a picture of himself on Instagram "getting wasted" near St. Paul's Cathedral after winning his cycling gold medal for Britain.
This is why I love the Olympics. Team Rwanda at my bus stop instagr.am/p/OBOPefmIN4/— Michael Acton Smith (@acton) August 7, 2012
Wiggins and fellow British gold medalist Jessica Ennis were among the athletes who attended a VIP Stone Roses concert on Monday. The duo were reportedly introduced at the gig as "king" and "queen" of England.
At the Austria House near the Tower of London, where party-goers can enjoy pilsner and sauerkraut while watching live Olympic action, Austrian gymnast Fabian Leimlehner was among those signing autographs.
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Julia Sailer from Innsbruck, Austria, pours two-liter beers as fast as she can sell them at Austria's national hospitality house in the Tower Hill area of London on Tuesday.
'So much debauchery'
Speculation is now turning to life inside the Olympic Village – the super-private athletes-only area notorious for evolving into a party zone as the Games come to an end. In a now-notorious ESPN feature last month, Lochte predicted that "70 to 75 percent of Olympians" would be having sex with other competitors, adding: "Hey, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."
About 150,000 condoms have been handed out by organizers in the wake of of stories about goings-on at the Sydney 2000 games where, according to U.S. target shooter Josh Lakatos, competitors turned an empty room into a venue for round-the-clock casual sex, assisted by an Oakley duffel bag overflowing with condoms procured from the village's medical clinic. "I've never witnessed so much debauchery in my entire life," he told ESPN.
Traveling around traffic-plagued London can be a hassle at the best of times -- never mind during an event such as the Olympic Games. NBCNews.com put the city to the test in a race to the Olympic Park.
So are the beds of London's Olympic village really shaking? "We are all sharing rooms, so it is difficult," said Czech runner Josef Prorok at the Czech House party. "Our apartment is above the laundry area and some of my friends have discovered there are some empty places, so…"
Inside the Olympic Village: World's top athletes share college dorm-style rooms
In practice, he said, athletes prefer to head into the city to party. "There is no alcohol in the Village bar so it is boring there. Here there is a screen and there are people having fun, and girls," he said.
His comments were echoed by former British Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies, who told The Mirror; "Any partying is done away from the Village out of respect for athletes who are still competing. To be honest you spend all your time training and eating healthily – and it only takes a glass of wine and you are hammered."
More London 2012 coverage from NBCNews.com
All the better for Londoners, who are are cruising the national party houses in the hope of getting to meet athletes.
"Which is the best one?" asked Nick Watterson, from north London, who was drinking at the Czech House with friends after watching Olympic soccer at Wembley Stadium. "Brazil House sounds good. It's a great atmosphere in the city at the moment, a real party going on."
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How has life treated the many U.S. Olympians who have dazzled and inspired us over the years? Find out in this handy then-and-now roundup.
More world stories from NBC News:
- Who'll win the gold medal for partying? Olympians let hair down
- One year after London riots, a family still grapples with fallout
- Antarctica rescue drama: US expeditioner ailing
- Are these German protesters the world's oldest squatters?
- Will Games curse leave 'ghost town' London out of the gold rush?
- Interpol drops 'red notice' for dissident
- Race to London's Olympic Park: Fastest way is ...?
- Journalist: British militants took me hostage in Syria
- Londoners: I'll take a 'flat white'... What?


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In his comprehensive document on the Sacred Hearts Lay Missionary movement presented in February to the Lay Missionary group in Italy, Fr. Salvatore Izzo, quoted from the Vatican document on Consecrated Life in which the laity are invited to share in the charism and spirituality of religious congregations. In doing so, new paths of communion and cooperation may be beneficially formed for both the religious members and the laity. The aim is that through a communion of spirituality with religious, laity may be able to enter the world in different avenues that can extend the mission of our Institute even further. For the laity it can become a vital new way to live out their baptismal vocation.
The Italian Lay Missionary group, founded over ten years ago has grown in its involvement in the mission work of our priests working in parishes surrounding our motherhouse in Secondigliano. Now they are sharing their experiences with a newly established group that has begun to gather at our community house in Linwood.
Fr. Frederick Clement, M.SS.CC. is the spiritual director of the new group and Mr. Lamont Czar is the coordinator. Meetings are currently held monthly at Villa Pieta and include prayer, study of the charism of our Founder, St. Gaetano, talks by clergy and those involved in the outreach of the congregation. Each gathering ends with the celebration of Mass.

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(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Based on preliminary data released this week, the University of Central Missouri is poised to set an enrollment record for the second consecutive year.
Although exact data for the fall 2012 semester will not be available until the Sept. 18 census date,
Rick Sluder, vice provost for enrollment management, said data available Aug. 21, the first day of classes for the semester, indicate 11,669 students have enrolled. This exceeds the record enrollment of 11,637 students recorded during the 2011 fall census date. Based on university history, Sluder expects enrollment will continue to climb throughout the next couple of weeks.
"Our goal is to increase enrollment productivity by 3.4 percent, and I believe we are well on our way to accomplishing that goal," he said.
He noted that the last date for students to add or drop classes is Aug. 28. Census data will include students who are taking off-schedule and dual-credit courses. More detailed numbers related to other key enrollment categories also will be available at that time.
Contributing to the positive preliminary numbers are 1,828 new freshmen students, an increase of 6.5 percent over enrollment for the same day in 2011. Other positive numbers include 1,009 undergraduate transfer students, a
5.1 percent increase over last year, and 2,119 graduate students, up 3.5 percent.
As far as reasons for the increase, Sluder noted, "UCM continues to make positive strides in all areas, and is a place of choice. We have excellent programs, caring and talented faculty, supportive staff, and an engaged Warrensburg community. We have also enjoyed a very focused effort on student success, which is contributing to a quality student body."


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Try this light version of a favorite finger food from Southeast Asia.
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Yield: 8 x 1 roll servings
DIPPING SAUCE: In a small bowl or cup, combine the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili paste, ginger, oil, and juice of one lime. Set the sauce aside.
RICE NOODLES: Place rice noodles in a large heat-proof container. Add boiling water to cover and let stand until noodles are tender, about 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.
WRAPPERS: To make wrappers, set out a round baking dish or bowl wide enough to hold a rice wrapper. Place a cutting board or large, flat plate next to it. Fill the dish or bowl with enough comfortably hot water to submerge a wrapper.
Using fingers to hold the wrapper along edges, submerge it in the water until it begins to soften, about 3 to 5 seconds (wrappers will continue to soften). Remove from the water and place it flat on the board or plate, allowing the edges nearest you to hang over the front side a little.
ROLLS: A few inches from the edges nearest you, arrange 4 cilantro leaves in a row from left to right, leaving about a one-inch space on each side. Place 3 carrot strips on top. Place 2 pepper strips end to end next to the carrots on the side farthest from you. Place 3 mushroom strips on top, then 3 scallion strips. Top with rice noodles to lightly cover.
Lift edge of wrapper closest to you and fold over the filling. Fold ends over the wrapper. Continue rolling, tucking in ends. Gently press in outer edges to help seal it. Place it on a serving plate. Make remaining wraps.
Rolls can be made 2 to 3 hours ahead if refrigerated (first cover with a damp paper towel, then with plastic wrap). Bring chilled rolls to room temperature before serving.
To serve, cut wraps into two or three pieces on the diagonal. Along with the dipping sauce, serve as an appetizer, snack or light entrée.
These are easier to make than they first appear. The trick is cutting everything very thin. Make and refrigerate them ahead, or put out the fixings and let guests have fun making their own wraps.
* Beginners often find using the larger wrappers easier to use, since they reduce the tendency to overfill wrappers while allowing more overlap. This prevents the contents from spilling out.


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The Obama administration fell far short of its goal of signing up 500,000 people for insurance coverage through online marketplaces in its first month of operation, enrolling just 26,794 people through the glitch-ridden HealthCare.gov and another 79,391 through individual states running their own exchanges.
The release Wednesday from the Department of Health and Human Services is the first official look at enrollment data from Oct. 1 through Nov. 2, the first month of a signature portion of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The 14 state-run marketplaces and the federal exchange that serves the 36 other states allow people without affordable coverage through their employer to shop for a health plan, often with tax credits if their income is low enough. The figures include state-by-state breakdowns of completed applications, eligibility for financial assistance or Medicaid, and the number of people who have actually selected a plan.
Other figures of note:
- About one million people have applied and been determined eligible for a marketplace plan. Of those, 326,000 are eligible for subsidies to defray the cost of insurance.
- About 400,000 people are eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, with about half coming through the federal exchange. The federal exchange can't yet transfer those accounts to local state agencies for completion, so consumers have to contact agencies on their own.
- HHS did not break down enrollement numbers by age. The administration's goal is to sign up 2.7 million people between the ages of 18 and 35 to offset the risk of loading insurance pools with more sickly people, who drive up costs. Officials said demographic information will be included in future releases but didn't specify when.
- State exchanges accounted for about 75 percent of enrollment in the first month.
States with the highest enrollment were those that ran their own exchanges. California came in first with 35,364 new enrollees, followed by New York at 16,404 and Washington State at 7,091. Among states operating through the federal exchange, those with higher populations generally had higher enrollment. Florida topped that list at 3,571, followed by Texas (the state with the highest uninsured population in the country) at nearly 3,000 and Pennsylvania at 2,207. Bringing up the rear were Wyoming at 85 sign-ups, South Dakota at 58, Alaska at 53 and North Dakota with just 42 new enrollees.
The overall early enrollment figure of 106,000 includes both people who have paid initial premiums, which are due Dec. 15 for coverage starting Jan. 1, and people who have selected a plan but not yet paid. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius defended the move in a conference call with reporters after the release, calling it the most reliable way to measure enrollment given the six-month window before people face tax penalties for going without coverage.
Sebelius also compared the launch of the exchanges with the experience of Massachusetts before a similar system took effect in January 2007 under the reform package that served as a model for Obama's Affordable Care Act. Only 153 signed up in November of 2006, but by December of the following year 158,000 were enrolled. The initial figure was only .3 percent of estimated enrollees in Massachusetts, compared with 1.5 percent for the nationwide experience, according to HHS.
"We know from experience in the Bay State that people tend to research and consider options, talk things over with their families, before making a purchase," Sebelius said.
Robert Laszewski, a Virginia-based health care consultant who's been highly critical of the administration's faulty rollout, said it's fair to count people who haven't yet paid for coverage because many haven't yet been billed, but Massachusetts isn't a fair comparison.
"They had a soft opening the first month, which is what these guys should have done," he said. "Massachusetts technically opened but didn't promote the site. They focused on the Medicaid population."
After the end of the second month, Massachusetts had 2,089 people signed up. That number jumped to more than 5,000 by the end of the third month. Early leaks that were reported by the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal put enrollment in the federal exchange's first month at 40,000 to 50,000. That's abysmal by any standard, Laszewski said. "To get 27,000 in 36 states means only about 25 people per state per day have been enrolled. That's shocking."
Others see reason for optimism. Given the near-inability for people to sign up for coverage in Healthcare.Gov's early days, meeting 1.5 percent of the 7 million people expected to find health insurance through an exchange isn't bad, considering the amount of time that remains before penalties take effect, said Sara Collins, vice president for health coverage and access at the Commonwealth Fund.
"There have been considerable problems with the website, so I think in spite of everything these are positive numbers and we should see strong enrollment growth over the next six months," she said. She pointed to surveys from the Commonwealth Fund that show people are increasingly aware of the exchanges, and a majority of those polled say they'll return despite glitches.
Sebelius reiterated that her agency expects the website to allow most people to sign-up in a single sitting by Nov. 30.
Thirty-three percent of enrollment in the federal exchange has come from offline. That number is just 3 percent in the states that are running their own exchanges. Two of those states plus the District of Columbia didn't report any online sign-ups. For a full breakdown, read the report here.


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I found this turtle softie tutorial HERE. We decided to make one with 2 patches of white on the shell. Ella took it to school and her friends signed it on the last day of school. Super cute!
Then we needed to make another turtle so they could be friends!


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Xerox Turns Over the Development of its FreeFlow Print Server Digital Front End to EFI
 Feb 2, 2017
Today Xerox and EFI announced a move that extends their longstanding partnership: Xerox is selling its FreeFlow Print Server digital front end business to EFI. EFI will manage production and support of the existing FreeFlow Print Server and later will integrate it with EFI's Fiery digital front end.
This next generation digital front end will integrate with EFI's Productivity Suites, including print management information systems such as PACE, PrintSmith Vision, Monarch, and Radius ERP. It will also integrate with Xerox FreeFlow Core and XMPie workflows as well as third-party prepress solutions from Agfa Apogee, Heidelberg Prinect, and Kodak Prinergy. There is also the future opportunity to leverage JDF more effectively. EFI reports that its Fiery DFE is currently the only JDF certified digital front end. This opens the opportunity, through an API, to allow integration to any other applications.
Some who hear this news may be confused by a quirk in the nature of Xerox's FreeFlow branding Read more »


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Paul Stephen Bricker, a 27-year-old sailor, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for fatally stabbing Navy Chief Gerard Curran on July 30, 2009, in Virginia Beach, Va.
The stabbing was part of a plan developed by Curran to die by suicide, but make it appear as though he had been murdered to ensure his family would receive government benefits, according to a statement released by Harvey L. Bryant, the Commonwealth Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach.
Bricker worked under Curran and "looked up to the chief," according to court documents. Bricker told police that Curran wanted his help to make the death look like a robbery. In April 2009, Curran had stabbed himself in the chest and claimed that an intruder had attacked him, but an investigation found the wound was self-inflicted.
In July 2009, the two agreed to meet in a local park, where Curran choked himself with a rubber physical therapy band until passing out. After a few minutes, Bricker stabbed Curran once in the chest and then left with the knife and rubber band.
"The defendant said that he had stabbed Mr. Curran because Mr. Curran had asked him to help him," the court document said. "The investigation revealed no benefit, pecuniary or otherwise, to the defendant for his role in the victim's death."
Curran was eventually found in the park after his estranged wife, Dawn Curran, reported him missing. Bricker became a suspect in the case after he told a friend, and the confession was eventually shared by another party with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Macie Pridgen, a spokeswoman for the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, told NBC News.
The case, which did not go to trial, was investigated by both the NCIS as well as local police. Bricker pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter in April; Circuit Court judge Thomas Padrick suspended five years of the term upon sentencing Bricker on Monday.
"You allowed the chief to do what he did, and then you stabbed him. No one has the right to take another's life," Padrick told Bricker prior to the sentencing.
Bricker did not seek help for Curran or report his suicidal thoughts, according to Bryant's statement.
In a statement read in court on Monday, Dawn Curran said Bricker should have told someone that her husband had planned to die.
"That's what a real friend would do," the Virginian-Pilot reported her as saying. "I find assisted suicide the equivalent to murder."
Bricker apologized prior to the sentencing. "I am deeply sorry," he said. "And I wish I could take it all back."
Rebecca Ruiz is a reporter at NBC News. Follow her on Twitter here.
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Amazon has taken the wraps off of Unbox, its new video store. As we previously reported, Unbox will sell both TV shows and movies, and the site will also offer a selection of video rentals. Prices are all over that map, but that was the point: Amazon wanted to let the content owners set their own prices, and for now that approach looks to have satiated more studios than Apple's more rigid model. To give you a feel for the pricing on Unbox, we found The Matrix available for $9.88, but movies can be found priced far south and north of this price point. Swordfish, for instance, is $7.36, while Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion is $13.99. The Jennifer Aniston flick Rumor Has It weighs in at $19.62. Rental titles are available from $3.99 (and must be watched within 30 days of download, and within 24 hours of playtime starting). TV shows are priced at $1.99, as they are at Apple's iTMS.
The service requires use of the Amazon Unbox Video Player, which can be described as a custom store interface wrapped around Windows Media Player. Because it's based on Windows Media Player and its attendant DRM, this service won't work on Macs or on Linux. Furthermore, although all videos can be transferred to a device, those devices must be part of the "PlaysForSure" brand of Microsoft-based media players. No iPod for you! In fact, while Amazon says that their videos should work with the PFS line of devices, they only officially support these devices: Creative Zen Vision: M, Creative Zen Vision, Toshiba Gigabeat S, Archos AV 500, Archos AV 700, and the iRiver PMC (Portable Media Center).
Amazon's store does not offer "download-to-burn" functionality, so at this time there's no easy way to get these movies on your TV via a DVD player. This must-have feature is still lingering on the horizon, with recent attempts coming up more sizzle than steak. Will Apple deliver next Tuesday? We'll see.
To launch the program Amazon is promoting a "free TV show" offer. Customers can buy anything on the Unbox site and receive a $1.99 credit, ergo the free TV show (although you could buy a movie and just take a credit on it).


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Deaton: Candidate calls for moratorium on death penalty prosecutions
Calling the death penalty "barbaric," Steve Deaton, candidate for commonwealth's attorney in Charlottesville, wants a moratorium on prosecutions that could lead to death row.
"It's something I've been thinking about a long time," says Deaton. "I'm surprised no one brought it up– it's so out of character for Charlottesville."
Actually, City Council did pass a resolution calling for a death penalty moratorium in the state in 2000 that gained no traction in the General Assembly. And no one has been sentenced to death in Charlottesville since 1905, when former mayor Sam McCue was hanged for the murder of his wife Fannie.
Deaton also objects to the threat of the death penalty to convince suspects to plead guilty to life in prison. "It shouldn't be used as a bargaining chip," he says. "I think it's horrendous to use the threat of the death penalty."
He cites as an example the murderers of Jayne McGowan, the 26-year-old who was slain in her St. Clair Avenue home in 2007. Cousins William Douglas Gentry, Jr. and Michael Stuart Pritchett were charged with capital murder and pleaded guilty in an agreement under which the prosecution said it would not seek the death penalty.
Steve Northup, executive director of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, points to Virginia cases in which innocent people have been threatened with the death penalty and pled guilty to avoid it, such as the Norfolk Four, sailors who made false confessions to a rape and murder to which another man, whose DNA was found at the scene, later admitted committing.
In another notorious capital case, Justin Wolfe's conviction in Northern Virginia was overturned because a witness said he'd been threatened with the death penalty if he didn't name Wolfe.
Northup says he's never heard of a commonwealth's attorney candidate calling for a death penalty moratorium. "I'm delighted," he says.
Incumbent Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman says he has concerns about the death penalty, but thinks a moratorium is more properly led by citizens, the legislature or the governor than by a commonwealth's attorney.
"From the perspective of the commonwealth's attorney," says Chapman, "I have the obligation to enforce all the laws of the commonwealth. It's not possible or appropriate for us to suspend prosecution of certain laws.
"It doesn't mean we wouldn't consider the application in context of our own community," he adds.
Chapman distinguishes between a moratorium on the death penalty and the need to prosecute capital cases. "Capital offenses that carry mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole are perfectly appropriate to prosecute," he says.
Deaton says he's opposed to using capital punishment statutes for any reason.
As for threatening suspects with the death penalty, says Chapman, "That's such an unlikely alternative in our community, it has no leverage. A community like ours is unlikely to return the death penalty."
Dorian Lester, the former Patricia Kluge bodyguard who murdered a jeweler in 1997, is the only capital case that's gone before a jury during Chapman's tenure, and Lester was sentenced to life without parole.
Calling that murder a "coldly rational case," says Chapman, "If capital punishment is not appropriate or likely in a case like that, when is it appropriate?"
Currently eight men are on death row in Virginia. Chapman acknowledges the death penalty is more likely in certain cases– rural more than urban jurisdictions, a person of color more than a Caucasian, people who are poor or who have mental health issues.
"Reasonable people should question its fairness over time," he says.
"This issue of the death penalty is one of the reasons I'm running," says Deaton. He'd also like more transparency and a citizens advisory committee for the commonwealth's attorney office.
The commonwealth's attorney makes the decision whether to prosecute a case as first- or second-degree murder, felony murder or capital murder. "I don't think any one person should be sitting there deciding these important issues by himself without citizen feedback," declares Deaton, who was city prosecutor until Chapman unseated him in 1993.
Deaton also has proposed making marijuana possession a disorderly conduct charge rather than the current penalty that can have "draconian collateral consequences."
Deaton and Chapman will face off in the June 11 Democratic primary– although Deaton still doesn't have his paperwork filed with the city registrar's office. He has until March 28.Read more on: dave chapmandeath penaltysteve deaton
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"It's not possible or appropriate for us to suspend prosecution of certain laws."
How many prosecutors can say that?
The death penalty should be reserved for those caught in the act of heinous crimes, like for instance a bank robbery gone bad with a hostage situation where there is a shootout and after killing a few people the guy surrenders.
That person needs to die.
I also think that those in jail for life should be forced into labor camps to grow food and chop firewood for the poor and perhaps walk on a treadmill to generate the electricity they use to heat cool and provide lights for them.
They should also be granted the right to commit suicide at anytime.
Additionally--and I know this will get shot down as cruel and unusual (but I love the unusual aspect of it!)--a date should not be set for their death. Once all appeals are exhausted, the state should tell the criminal: "You are hereby sentenced to death sometime in the future. Don't worry about when; we will just come into your cell with no notice and stick you with some needles." That would really make their last hours, days, weeks or months a picnic!
And none of this last meal bulls*it. Imagine being a lobster who lives a good thirty years, you're plucked from a wonderful life in the North Atlantic, claw-cuffed with green rubber bands, and put to death so you can be the last meal for some skank who eviscerated his mom's intestines and bled his dad slowly from the femoral artery.
Swanson's TV dinner for the last meal; enjoy your freezer-burned turkey, scum of society.
Sorry for the rant. Murderers just get my goat!
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As much as we are all horrified and angered by murder and those who commit the act, our justice system remains a human endeavor and is, therefore, imperfect. I cannot conscience the state executing an innocent person so that 99 guilty may die. That innocent blood is on our hands. If you don't think that has happened, then you aren't paying attention.


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Adding Pilates to your exercise routine will benefit your overall well-being in numerous ways. This class will go through a series of traditional Pilates exercises that will improve your core strength, increase your flexibility, create better postural alignment, develop your balance and give you a wider range of motion. Pilates is excellent for all ages and all levels of fitness, as the instructor will modify the class based on your needs and abilities. Please bring your own mat if you have one.
Class Fee $5.00 per class
Instructor Maria Guse is a Romana's Pilates certified instructor. She completed a 600 hour certification program with Romana Kryzanowska, who was a direct protege of Joseph Pilates, the inventor of Pilates. Maria has been teaching Pilates for ten years and recently moved to Brentwood, where she teaches both private lessons and mat classes.
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BBC AMERICA premieres five blockbuster episodes of Doctor Who in September as part of Supernatural Saturday. The new season sees the Doctor (Matt Smith), his companions, Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams, (Arthur Darvill) and numerous friends on their latest escapades through space and time where they puzzle an unexpected invasion of Earth, save a spaceship full of dinosaurs, don Stetsons in a Wild Wild West adventure and in the season premiere were kidnapped by the Doctor's oldest foe - The Daleks. The explosive series concludes with Amy and Rory's heart-breaking farewell - a race against time through the streets of Manhattan. Will the Doctor really lose the Ponds forever? There's only one way to find out... Doctor Who premieres Saturdays, 9:00pm ET as part of Supernatural Saturday.
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From executive producer Jamie Oliver, Chef Race: U.K. vs. U.S. pits 16 chefs, eight Brits versus eight Americans, against each other as they race across the country in the hopes of winning a grand prize of $100,000 dollars. Michelin-starred London restaurateur, Richard Corrigan (Masterchef), serves as a mentor and judge and Claire Robinson (5 Ingredient Fix) hosts the new BBC AMERICA original series. The race begins on the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, where Team U.K. and Team U.S. are stripped of their cash and credit cards and challenged to cook to survive, cook to prosper and cook to win. In the 10 one-hour episodes, the teams battle coast to coast from Los Angeles to New York City, with the chefs living off their culinary skills and business savvy to survive and make it to their next destination. In the beginning, they will work as teams and cook to turn a profit. The team with the biggest profit moves on and the losing team faces elimination, but in the end, there will only be one winner. Chef Race: U.K. vs. U.S. premieres with two back-to-back episodes on Tuesday October 2, 9:00pm ET and 10:00pm ET. The series continues in its regular timeslot on Tuesday, October 9, 10:00pm ET. BBC AMERICA will present a preview of episode one on Saturday, September 29, 10:00pm ET.
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In the second season of Supernatural Saturday's Bedlam, the horror and drama returns as the restless spirits of Bedlam Heights wreak their terrible revenge on unsuspecting new inhabitants. A few months ago Ellie started having visions of the dead re-enacting their violent, shocking deaths on the living. Through the hospital where she works, Ellie also knows that a former patient, Jed, was treated for exactly the same thing and if only she could track him down, she's sure he must know a way to make it stop. As the residents continue to be terrorized by the asylum's dark past, they soon realize whatever is waiting for them in the depths of Bedlam Heights is worse than anything they could have ever imagined. Bedlam premieres Saturday, October 6, 9:00pm ET as part of Supernatural Saturday.
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Richard Hammond is taken out of his comfort zone to face some of the biggest challenges of his life in the second season of BBC AMERICA's original series Richard Hammond's Crash Course, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. This season, Hammond will immerse himself in uniquely American - often terrifying - vocations. In each episode, he will tackle new, and at times frightening challenges, with less than five days to master each job. Can he conquer his fear of heights and jump from the top of a bridge and handle being set on fire as a Hollywood stuntman? Will he lose his grip (and suffer a venomous bite) when he takes on the role of a snake handler? From the true grit of a Texas cattle ranch to being a bicycle messenger in San Francisco to driving a taxi in New York City, viewers will see Richard Hammond absorb the advice of mentors and attempt to master skills that often take years to learn. Richard Hammond's Crash Course premieres in Monday, October 15, 10:00pm ET.
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Simon Amstell: Do Nothing, the first special from this stand out British comedian, unusual among stand-ups; sensitive, vulnerable, yet bitingly funny and peculiarly wise. His recent acclaimed residency in New York played to sell-out audiences, and The New York Times compared him to "a young Woody Allen." This live comedy special, recorded in 2010 at Vicar Street, Dublin, captures Simon at his intimate, painfully honest best. 'Pin point timing... highly literate and charming... an endearing mixture of offhand candour and sharp wit. Simon Amstell: Do Nothing premieres Saturday, October 6, 11:00pm ET as part of the Ministry of Laughs.
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This original stand-up comedy two-part special filmed at this year's Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. Hosted by Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy, the special features some of the world's funniest stand up comedians. Funny as Hell 2012 premieres Saturday, October 13, 11:00pm ET as part of the Ministry of Laughs.
Twitter: @OfficialBhoy #MinistryofLaughs
Multi-award winning comedy talk-show host Graham Norton returns to BBC AMERICA in the latest season of The Graham Norton Show, his talk show based on the people, trends, stories and aspects of celebrity culture that interest him. Expect trademark Norton comedy monologues, celebrity chat along with eccentric stories and characters. The Graham Norton Show premieres Saturday, October 27, 11:00pm ET as part of the Ministry of Laughs.
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Chicory, witloof, Belgian endive, radicchio
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Cool-weather vegetable sown into neutral, well-drained soil, 60F/15C, spacing rows 12" and individual plants 6-8" apart. Full sun and cool, mild weather important. Best cultural conditions can vary significantly depending on cultivar; some are suitable for early spring planting, other frost-tolerant varieties are summer-sown and harvested in fall. Hardy to zone 3
Italian chicory or radicchio, a subtype of Cichorium intybus, can be sown throughout fall and spring, and winter in warmer areas, as long as cool, mild weather prevails. Witloof or Belgian endive, another subtype, may be forced in a root cellar, in winter, 50-60F/10-15C
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Clinical trials (the study of new treatments in people) are critical if we are ever to find better ways to treat HIV, and, eventually, a cure. Unfortunately, people of color, women, and IV drug users have been under-represented in these trials for many years. In fact, research for many diseases has often focused on white men, leading to a dangerous lack of data on how treatments work in women and people of color. Why has this occurred? To understand the challenges of encouraging participation by those who have often been overlooked, we must be aware of previous violations of human rights in clinical trials.
The Legacy of Tuskegee
One such notable violation was the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which began in 1932 in Alabama but continued for 40 years until it was publicly exposed in the New York Times in 1972. Researchers observed the progression of syphilis in hundreds of poor black men who were unaware of their disease and who had not given their informed consent. The most tragic aspect of the study was that even after penicillin was found to cure syphilis in 1940, these men were denied access to it. As a result, many of them died or developed serious complications, including the irreversible neurological effects of end-stage syphilis.
The study's long duration and its clearly unethical design make it one of the most tragic episodes in public health. In communities of color, it has led to a long-lasting mistrust of research, the government and of the medical profession as a whole.
The study's public exposure led to Congressional hearings and the National Research Act in 1974, which created the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. The Commission established protective regulations for those viewed as vulnerable to exploitation, including children, mentally retarded individuals, prisoners, and minorities.
African Americans were initially excluded from a clinical trial of a new treatment for hepatitis C, because they are less likely to respond to current treatments and might affect the study results.
Despite this legislation and the creation of organizations whose purpose is to improve the recruitment of minorities into clinical trials, barriers remain, both from patients and researchers. For example, African Americans were initially excluded from a clinical trial of a new treatment for hepatitis C, because they are less likely to respond to current treatments and might affect the study results. Following pressure by advocacy groups, 15 African Americans were included in the study -- a number too small to provide meaningful findings.
Women and Thalidomide
The history of regulations regarding women in trials -- particularly pregnant women or women of childbearing age -- is complicated, in part because of the thalidomide tragedy. Thalidomide had been used in Germany as an anti-nausea drug for pregnant women since 1956, but in 1962 it was withdrawn when more than 10,000 babies worldwide were born with deformities after their mothers took it. The most prominent U.S. response was the 1962 "Kefauver Amendments" that made it mandatory for drug companies to prove the effectiveness of their drugs to the FDA. The amendments also required drugs to undergo animal studies and human trials, including trials in pregnant women, to ensure a drug's safety. But in 1977, amid growing concern about the harm caused to fetuses when testing new drugs in pregnant women, the FDA created a policy excluding even potentially pregnant women from clinical trials.
But the resulting low number of women in clinical trials eventually led to laws to encourage their participation. For example, the inclusion of women improved after the flawed 1982 "Aspirin Study" (which included only men) found that aspirin could lower the risk of heart attack. But since there were no women in the study, doctors were faced with the dilemma of how to apply the results to them. As a result, Congress passed the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 to guarantee that women and minorities were included in clinical research.
Even though the struggle to push forward the women's health agenda helped pave the way for minority health rights, there are still significant challenges to the inclusion of minorities in research. The legacy of Tuskegee, the mistrust of the medical establishment, unequal access to care, lack of awareness of clinical trials, and inadequate involvement of minority researchers are just some of the obstacles we must confront.
Although patient mistrust of the medical system is often cited as a barrier to enrolling minorities in clinical trials, distrust of medical researchers by minority physicians has also been found to be an important barrier. Studies have found that although the level of trust in medical researchers is greater than that found in patients, an ethnic community difference may exist. This mistrust is a major contributing factor to the lack of patient referrals to clinical trials, and has been found to be related to the physicians' previous experience with clinical trials.
The National Medical Association, an organization of African-American physicians, founded Project IMPACT (Increase Minority Participation and Awareness of Clinical Trials) in an effort to improve minority involvement in clinical trials. One of the primary aims of the project is to increase the involvement of minority physicians in clinical trials by identifying barriers and offering education to physicians. In 2008, 200 African-American physicians were asked about their involvement in clinical research. The survey showed that their participation was generally low -- less than 25%. Their participation in clinical research during medical school, residency, and fellowships was also low. Reasons included a lack of time, lack of patients that fit the study criteria, and lack of a study coordinator or information management systems.
In order to increase their involvement as investigators in clinical trials, formal education workshops were offered by Project IMPACT to the physicians who had completed the survey. A total of 84 individuals participated. The most common reason given for participation was to gather information on clinical trials and the belief that participation would increase opportunities to become involved. After attending the workshops, almost 20% reported that they became involved with a clinical trial. Although this was not a large increase, the attitudes of the majority (68%) toward clinical trials were more positive after participating.
Next Steps
Including minorities in clinical trials is particularly important in HIV prevention trials, as minorities account for most new HIV cases in the U.S. In 1999, the NIH Division of AIDS established the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) to develop and test non-vaccine methods to prevent HIV transmission through a worldwide clinical trial network.
A 2004 HPTN study, Explore, studied the use of various counseling strategies to reduce HIV acquisition and risky sexual behaviors. Special planning sessions were held to assist sites improve recruiting of minorities. For example, study materials were translated to ensure that language was not a barrier. Even so, not all sites had equal success in recruiting minorities. Future HPTN studies need to focus on increasing the retention of younger men of color, especially men who engage in high-risk behavior. This may be challenging, since they may have lifestyles or values that are at odds with the intervention being studied.
HPTN recommends that any research effort should include community advisors to help design methods that will improve recruitment of minorities. Studies have shown that research interventions are most likely to succeed when everyone involved -- investigators, agencies, manufacturers, and community members -- sees the research as relevant and the process as collaborative. HPTN also states that community members should play an integral role in the development of trials in their community. To ensure this, HPTN has created several working groups and resources.
The Community Working Group advocates for community participation at all levels of the research process and ensures community participation. The Regional Working Groups in Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas provide an opportunity for community representatives and site staff to work with other sites in their region. Community Activities & Research Staff should be included at every site to support community involvement, as should Community Educators. A variety of resources for community educators should be available. For example, the Community Involvement Toolbox includes internet resources and printed pamphlets to support efforts for community participation. Finally, the CORE Community Involvement Program manages community participation processes. Its staff provide technical assistance and other mechanisms for sharing information throughout the HPTN.
Addressing the greater impact of HIV on minorities requires a robust research agenda designed to shed light on the reasons for their vulnerability and identify new prevention strategies. The success of these studies will rely on the support of and partnerships with the communities involved. Studies that focus on minority groups must include specifically designed strategies for community involvement aimed at closing the historic shortage of minority involvement in trials.
The lessons we have learned from history make it clear that to correct past wrongs, trials need to make alliances within the communities in which the studies are carried out. These alliances require the inclusion of programs within each trial specifically designed to establish a connection with the community. Only through such collaboration can we overcome the chronic disparities in health.
Cynthia Santos is a third-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medical School.
Want to read more articles in the Spring 2009 issue of Achieve_? Click here._


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Four minutes of bad, low resolution shaky cam! Okay, so this isn't great, it was mostly meant to see if I could figure out Youtube. Tonight I'll try to quick wrap-up of the last two IMC days. (For thems not sick of hearing about it.)
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Past away at the age of 50.
I was on my way home from Work yesterday, When I heard the news on the radio...Very sad news...To me, he was the greatest musician in the history, if not - he has to be one of the best. I'm pretty sure many people feel the same way. He will be missed by many. Im always inspired to listen to his music since most of his songs has positve message and is already making its impact just by listening.
Im kinda mad since i've never made it to any of his concert or seen him in person.
"His Music will Live Forever".
"One of the Greatest Music Legend in History".
"The King of Pop"
Too many words to describe.
Share your thoughts.
Watch his music videos on Youtube
Friday, June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson R.I.P. 1958 - 2009
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wimbledon 2009
Wow...Wimbledon started already,..I forgot, its two weeks after Frenh Open...oh well.
I Think Federer is Gonna win it again(we all know his the best) or maybe Nadal...unless another dark knight shows up and destroys everyone all the way to the finals...hehe
On the women's side...Serena williams is a very unexpected player on the court and can win it if she goes hard like always...I think shes the best player right now in my opinion...maybe sharapova, her sister venus or jankovic are the potential ones than can take it this year I think...I could be wrong big time.
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The MDTS Practical Shotgun Skills class is designed to start you off on the proper path toward personal protection with a shotgun. An effective and efficient platform with which to protect yourself or family is introduced & utilized. This class is ideal for home defense with your smoothbore. It is set up for the Remington 870, 1100, 1187 and Mossberg 500 and 590 platforms but other platforms can be used in the class.
Course content will include but is not limited to:
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- Verbal Commands
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PaDS 1.1.4 - updated version of 1.0.4
Subject description: Convert and combine different packages into SFS
So here is
PaDS 1.1.4
In version 1.1.4 I'm trying to fix what davids45 mentioned:
the issue of the creation of unwanted extra lines in existing .desktop files
It's not really an issue when the user is editing the entries by adding useful values. Though, in version 1.1.4 PaDS will pre-add some values to those empty entries ( e.g.: Name[en]= ). Those values pre-added are taken from default existing entry for EN users ( e.g.: Name= ).
Please test and report, thanks...
I will keep version 1.1.3 available to download for some period.
Info about previous versions:
PaDS 1.1.3
It has now a GUI to edit .desktop files (and therefor gives time/break to edit content of the build-directory). Also there is additional option to create a .tcz module along with the .sfs. The md5 sum now is created for all the created files (.sfs, .pet, .tcz).
I will keep version 1.1.2 available to download for some period.
PaDS 1.1.2
, a updated version of
PaDS 1.0.4
Due to a request/suggestion by mikeslr I had again a look at PaDS to make a updated version. It is a program to combine different archives/packages into a .sfs module.
As there is:
To convert and combine such packages into a .sfs module is possible either
by GUI
collecting the files from different sources
) or just
by right-clicking a directory
already containing all the files needed
To work from GUI,
PaDS 1.1.4
needs to have
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a very small limitation on PaDS.
Updated version, trying to fix the issue on the .desktop
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Hi RSH.
We want to do these conversions because... it is more fun than basking in the sun
or doing nothing on a bright and hot summer day??!!
Or is it actually useful? Thanks for any insight.
I don't believe in automating conversion of packages from other distros. I believe the
way to do this properly is to unpack the external package "manually" and to TEST
on Puppy before transforming it into an sfs.
Not sorry for the rain on the parade... I think incorporating validation is important in
such steps.
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I need such capabilities....where I do very much agree with you... I will go through manually (try doing this with a working ZoneMinder and puppy) and extract and reassemble....but after that is done and tested it may reveal itself to be later very helpful to have a program like this..saves me HOURS. the other day I combined Ubuntu,Debian and Fedora packages to run something on Puppy Bionic 18.05+7
I am looking forward to working with this tool.
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I will go through manually ...snippet... but after that is done and tested it ...snippet... saves me HOURS.
That's how I do only on unknown programs. Mostly creating the .sfs for testings is that pretty fast and loading .sfs afterwards will save issues that may appear when installing.
Extracting all necessary packages manually to make some testing first may take much longer than just starting the creation of .sfs and loading it.
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Hi, rockedge.
This tool encourages laziness and rounding corners, if you ask me.
SFR's UExtract takes 10 seconds max to unpack a big package. Then you browse
through the list of files, and remove whatever is typically slackware's or Debian's, etc.
Then you make a pet, and you test your app throroughly in your Pup. In particular you
check for missing or conflicting libs. Total time spent: probably 10 minutes.
If everything is fine, then you make an sfs out of it. It does not matter if you are doing
this for yourself only, but if you intend to share the app with other Puppyists, such
validation is how your respect your users, too.
Best regards.
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Nobody harasses you when post your oneliners with a wall of french text and copyright notice.
What is Flash waiting for to ban musher0 the TROLL?
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This tool encourages laziness
This is my main goal during my whole life, since I got better things to do than to manually unpack/pack/unpack/pack/unpack/pack...and so on.
As you might already know: to play the Drums like I do is a heavily time consumption task. And that way of playing drums has nothing to do with laziness.
It is similar to High-performance sports.
Ever created a .sfs file manually from 52 .deb files? I did once. When I was faced to build again a .sfs from 26 .deb files, I decided to create PaDS. That's the whole story behind it - told the short way
Edit: btw. PaDS 1.0.4 was downloaded
so there seems to be some need for some laziness...
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@musher0 you didn't listen to what I said. I listened to you but you don't in return. First of all what does the first part of my response say? about manually extracting something like zoneminder which needs 3 different servers to run and 3 languages plus libs plus modules.
don't come at me with lazy anything...you're going to tell me I am lazy after doing all this testing and validating because if I didn't none of it would work and then, in that case, why would I make an sfs??
this tool will help me save hours to make this stuff so somebody just clicks once or loads an sfs and some complicated shit works for them because I did the work..so what you gonna say about that maestro ?
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Thanks for this. It will be very useful.
Don't let the naysayers get you down.
edit: Saying this encourages laziness is like saying that nail guns instead of hammers encourage laziness. People should use hammers instead because people will accidentally shoot nails through their hands if they use nail guns.
So everyone, please don't shoot nails through your hands.
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@ aaaaa, musher0 is not a troll. Many of his posts, even his critiques, have been thoughtful and informative; the things he's built and published, useful. In this instance, however, he's argued in favor of doing things his way. One way to do something may have advantages over another way. And disadvantages. Previous posts have pointed out both. One way of doing things only becomes a problem when it is mandated. This is Linux which exists to provide choice; and in particular, this is Puppy Linux which in one sense is mostly a group of "passengers" and "programming-semi-literates."
I am among the latter. For the last couple years PaDS has enabled me to build --as in a lego-block activity-- applications neither included by a Puppy's creator, nor otherwise available. I've done that under Slackos, but mostly under "Ubuntus". On several occasions building a functional application has required the incorporation of 50 or more packages; occasionally, I've included many packages only to discover that the build did not function and
revealed additional libraries were required. And on more than one occasion, I've run into a 'road-block': the still missing package could not be found on a binary compatible Distro (not even using a higher number with a symbolic link named as the missing package) while packages from other distros generated errors. In short, all my efforts came to naught.
If I had been limited to decompressing packages using UExtract -- one of Puppy's great tools-- and manually moving required files into their proper places creating applications would have taken days rather than hours. And in those instances where my efforts came to naught, I would have had hundreds of useless files scattered throughout my system. Frankly, I would never have tried to build some of the applications I later made available to others or explained how to build.
One great advantage of an SFS is that if it doesn't work it can simply be deleted and your system remains uncontaminated. Another is that if two applications conflict with each other, each can be loaded and unloaded as necessary.
I've mentioned one of the problems I encountered in building applications: that after the initial build it still wasn't functional and ldd revealed libraries were missing. After locating the library, it would have to be added as a source to the source files previously accumulated, and PaDS run again. At that time there was an application to combine SFS, but only SFSes, while PaDS could not include SFSes as source files. That limitation no longer exists. PaDS can now combine source debs (or pets, tgzes, txzes or tazpkges) with one or more SFSes. How often has some responder advised, "You can use the XYZ.sfs for Tarhpup (or Slacko or similar), but you'll have to include the ABC library?" Which means, of course, that if you have a need or desire to rebuilt your Puppy, you really don't have a functional XYZ.sfs.
My philosophy is to install as little as possible into a SaveFile/Folder --especially as I prefer the former. One exception is such "frame-work" applications as Qt whose presence will be required by other applications. Although I will test a Qt.SFS for completeness and functionality, my procedure has been to mount the functional Qt.SFS. copy its files to a folder named "Qt_xxx", and dir2pet that folder, then install the pet. Although I haven't tested the 1.1.2 revision yet, it is my understanding the such manual labor is no longer necessary as PaDS 1.1.2 can build a pet.
One of the problems I encountered using PaDS 1.0.4 is that
"ubuntu" Puppies' structure differs from the Ubuntus to which they are binary compatible. Applications built for 64-bit Ubuntus may place files in three folders which Puppies can't even find. See
. Essentially, the files assigned to those folders had to be manually moved to folders which Puppies recognized. PaDS now manages this automatically during the build process.
PaDS 1.0.4 built the SFS in /root, a significant limitation if you are working with limited RAM. Using PaDS 1.1.2, you can select the build location to be on your hard(or USB)-drive.
As ITSMERSH mentioned, there are two ways to run PaDS 1.1.2: (1) place all source files in a named folder, right-click it, and select Combine-to-SFS; or (2) browse to each location where a source file is located, select it, then browse to other locations. Under PaDS 1.0.4. the first method could not be used with X-Puppies or Lx-Puppies, as it depended on Rox-Right-click functionality. PaDS 1.1.2 overcame that limitation. You may find that each method has its advantages. When you are accumulating source packages, placing them in one location may suggest the use of the first method. While adding a missing package to an already built SFS may suggest use of the second method.
Using the GUI (second) method, after you've selected one file in a folder for inclusion,
will select all the other files in that folder.
Then click Add to add all to the build-list which will appear in the middle-panel. If some of the files in the source folder aren't needed, you can then individually remove them from the build-list.
As ITMERSH mentioned, to employ the 2nd method will require that xdotool be installed. This is a small application (44-64 Kbs) best selected from your Puppies Repos, but as far as I can tell, any version can be used as long as it is of your Puppies architecture (i.e., 32 or 64 bit).
I have reason to believe that PaDS will prove to be an invaluable tool under TazPup. As I understand mistfire's vision, TazPup seeks to combine the best of Slitaz and Puppies. Unlike Puppies, Slitaz is a rolling release; and its built- in programing language is dash rather than "bash". Consequently, Tazpup will be constructed with Slitaz as its 'core/foundation' while applying Puppy's aufs and some other structures to create SaveFiles/Folders and some other Puppy niceties. Although pets can be installed, not all will function as those pets may expect "bash". [I've generalized,
a lot
using "bash" in a very broad sense but hope I've 'caught the essence'. To be more specific, it has to do with Puppy's use of bash as /bin/sh apparently to accommodate gtkdialog. See the posts by wiak and s243a on the Tazpup thread].
At any rate, the ability to convert pets to SFS for testing under Tazpup, or building SFSes from tazpkges which might still be functional after an upgrade of Slitaz core packages should prove useful.
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I think, I should mention a very
small limitation
PaDS 1.1.2
along with the nice new features, @
kindly pointed out in his above post.
This limitation is present on right-click action and by the use of the GUI.
One would use
PaDS 1.1.2
to build a
ALSA Player
.sfs from e.g.
. The name of the .sfs to be created needs to be different to
In fact, the name of the .sfs to be built needs to be different to all names of packages used. This is also for the directory, wherein .deb, .pet etc. may be collected, to build the .sfs by right-click action.
I do solve this by
removing the ubuntu part
for the name of the new .sfs: e.g.
or even e.g.
Beware of the Dog ähem nic007!
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if this tool could only as an addition to it's capabilities...be able to combine corepup (tinycore) .tcz packages and or sfs files to tcz ... just a thought..I use it as it is..Good work.
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Hi !
This is one of the slick/cool Tools which me and the World was waiting for all the Time .......
Applause ,Applause ,Applause ..........
Thank you very much ITSMERSH.......
Keep on rocking.....!
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rockedge wrote:
if this tool could only as an addition to it's capabilities...be able to combine corepup (tinycore) .tcz packages and or sfs files to tcz ... just a thought..I use it as it is..Good work.
Hi rockedge.
Is .sfs usable in tiny core?
I could include a option to build .sfs from .tcz also into a next version. And then -in addition like the .pet option- a option to create a .tcz package along with the .sfs. Though, I don't want to turn it into a package creator in general.
However: I don't have any idea how to pack/unpack .tcz files.
Any code example of how to do this?
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Hello, friends and foes !!!
Thanks mikeslr for coming to my defense.
My point basically is this: in this PaDS-1.1.2 -- or any other automated conversion of
archives -- this is not personal against *RSH -- WHERE IS THE VALIDATION before the
conversion ?
Explain to me how
good validation
is done before transformation to sfs and I will
shut up.
(And aaaaa can levitate all the way to heaven!!!)
More often than not in this kind of tranformation, the end result in the sfs contains
unwanted slag: e.g., the "install" directory coming from slack packages OR the "control"
file from ubuntu deb archives, found in plain sight in /, by golly!
And because they
are in a sfs, they cannot be erased permanently !!!
Plus when one transforms libraries form deb archives, the /usr/lib/package/*.pc file is
missing. You have to find and install the corresponding "dev" archive to get this
identification file. Now this omission makes compilation of a program that needs this
identification file go bonk. I had this problem just this morning !!!
When one does such conversions manually, one notices these things and corrects them
as they happen. When it is done automatically, maybe yes, maybe no.
Thanks in advance for responding to my concern for good validation.
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I opened my morning paper and on the front page, top right corner was a picture of a gecko with the heading: "XMAS exotica-Pet presents don't have to come wrapped in fur." – pause – hmmmm….excuse me, what?! Let me think about that for a minute. Ok, now I'm curious and little warning bells are rapidly firing off in my head….So I go to to Section E1 to read on.
A story about buying pets for your kids for Christmas. Oh! the whole family better be on the same page when it comes to committing to something as major as a dog. You don't want Fido to end up back at the pet store on boxing day. Then it suggests alternatives to dogs – why not look into smaller, easier to care for pets such as snakes, or turtles – or hey! – cute little geckos (!!!). I could go on and on about what this article says but I want to shout about what it doesn't say.
First- why on earth is this reporter writing about buying puppies, or ANY pet from a pet store? I wish there were no pet stores that actually sold pets. Please, let's just buy pet food, toys and other supplies – not actual live animals! There are plenty of rescue organizations where one can adopt a beautiful pet. There are rescues for practically any type of "pet" you could want. It has been well documented that many puppies found in pet stores come from puppy mills. So, given that a dog is such a big commitment, she suggests looking into exotics instead ?! What is the Toronto Star thinking? There are tons of articles out there on endangered species, climate change, environmental issues ( the whole world is focused on the Copenhagen Climate Conference right now, for pete's sake!). Why promote going out and purchasing a turtle or a gecko? Even if the animals mentioned are not endangered- the mere indication of buying an exotic pet makes my head explode. In case the world doesn't know – there is a thriving illegal pet trade out there. THIS ARTICLE IS NOT HELPING.
So, go buy little Tommy a Western Hog Nosed snake ( PLEASE DON'T! ). It'll teach him some sense of responsibility ( GIVE HIM A PLANT OR A PAPER ROUTE! ). This poor snake will get handled by people, live out its life in a glass aquarium – no taste of freedom to live in its natural habitat. What if Tommy loses interest in his snake? What then? Back to the pet store? Neglected ? Or worse…!
It appears to me we still have a long way to go to change the way some people see animals and our relationship with them.
It's news articles like this one that reinforce my sense of purpose and spur me on to try harder to be a voice for these creatures that can't speak for themselves.
Thanks for listening.
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Up is down. Left is right. I am lost, confused, and I'm not sure what day it is. I think that just means I am off my blogging schedule. Oh well. Here are all of the fantastic vintage pieces added to the shop just last night.
Click any of the pictures below to go directly to the listing.
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Tokyo Station Gallery is one of the more interesting art venues in the city. Occupying part of the renovated Tokyo Station Building, it combines daring modern design with the building's early 20th-century, red-brick charm. This also makes it a rather suitable venue for "Hakubakai to ...


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Gap Inc., owner of the Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy brands, said Tuesday that some 1,000 of its stores will be open on Thanksgiving day this year.
This isn't a first for Gap, which has previously had stores open on Thanksgiving. The retailer has struggled with anemic sales and a flagging brand identity, and recently announced it will close about a fifth of Gap brand stores in the U.S.
But this Thanksgiving will be all about generating sales on a day when most Americans will be home gorging on football and turkey.
Gap said Tuesday that about 80 percent of its Old Navy stores will be open on Thanksgiving, with the rest opening at midnight on Black Friday. For Gap stores, 116 of them will be open during the day and about 200 will open at midnight Friday. Some 30 Gap Outlet and Banana Republic Factory stores will be open on Thanksgiving, and 250 will open at midnight Friday.
Company officials said their customers want the early openings - and want a place to go on Thanksgiving to get away from celebrations.
"Our customers have given us terrific feedback about the option of getting a head start on their shopping on Thanksgiving Day," said Tom Wyatt, Old Navy's president, in a statement. "It's a fun environment for the whole family, and a welcome excursion for those looking to get ahead or take a break from the holiday festivities. This is a win-win for our brand and our shoppers alike."
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Gap Inc. stores to open Thanksgiving day
Gap Inc., owner of the Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy brands, said Tuesday that some 1,000 of its stores will be open on Thanksgiving day this year.
14 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I feel sorry for the GAP employees that won't be home with family on Thanksgiving. What a stupid idea. I hope noboby visits a GAP on Thanksgiving. I know I won't. (I'll be home with my family.)
- November 8, 2011 at 6:00 PM
- Timothy Whitson said...
If you have nothing better to do than go shopping on a day we should be spending with family and refecting on all our blessings, I'll add you to my prayer list.
- November 8, 2011 at 6:26 PM
- Bill Smith said...
- November 8, 2011 at 6:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
You know, previous generations didn't get everything right, but they did do a lot of things the right way. Makes me sound old now, but it wasn't that long ago in my youth that the only stores you could find open on Thanksgiving and especially Christmas was the occasional gas station. It's all changed, and not for the better.
- November 8, 2011 at 7:13 PM
- WashuOtaku said...
I'm going to be alone this Thanksgiving, Timothy Whitson, am I going to be in your prayer list too? >_>
Probably catch a movie that day, but not planning on shopping.
- November 8, 2011 at 7:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
Crass commercialistic corporate greed at its worst.
GAP's losing business on a daily basis. Do they think being open on Thanksgiving is going to save them? If so, they're sadly mistaken.
Total disregard for employees who want to spend time with friends and family. I'd call in sick before I'd ever work on Thanksgiving.
This shows who the real turkeys are on Thanksgiving.
- November 8, 2011 at 7:37 PM
- Timothy Whitson said...
WashuOtaku, I will definitely say a prayer for you. I'm sorry for whatever reason you don't have a family to be around on this day of family thanks. I spent many days away from my family as I worked in Emergency Services and Nursing, and I am thankful in my later years to have the time to spend with them. I would never consider shopping to be a priority on this day.
- November 8, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
WashuOtaku: I've been alone on a couple of Thanksgivings in my lifetime. It's not much fun. Do take in the movie, but boycott the retails stores. I'll pray for you and others who are alone.. on any day. :)
- November 8, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
I haven't purchased anything at any of the Gap (horrible selection), Banana R (way too pricey considering how much they really pay for that abroad) and ONavy (?! Rather go shopping at a Salvation Army). And I agree with most posters that whoever made this decision to open on TG must be so disconnected from the struggles of everyday families. More so people with enough $$$ do not go on shopping sprees on a day that is one of the few breaks we get from consumerism (and I know we still consume on food, etc but I assume you get my drift). Terrible, terrible choice, and I for one will not buy one single item from any of these stores in a long time, probably until a I hear some heads atop rolled b/c in insensitive measures such this one. Fail!
- November 8, 2011 at 9:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
It's one of maybe two days, that most retail is closed, the other being christmas and I find it a little sad that for two days a year, we can't do something with our familes and friends without needing to go shopping or the like. If I was alone then maybe go to a park, take a walk, just be at peace from the normal dashing around. Maybe that is just me, but seriously!? These retail stores need to stop being open on Thanksgiving, before it becomes just like the other 363 days of the year that most retail is open.
- November 9, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
I am a Gap Inc employee and havent been able to spend time with my family on thanksgiving for two years, this will be my third. I would rather be home with my loved ones. If you must shop on thanksgiving, please be nice to the employees. They deserve your respect because they have given up one of the most important days of the year for you to have half off sweaters.
- November 11, 2011 at 5:47 PM
- BJ said...
Here's a complete list of the stores open on Thanksgiving Day in 2011... http://retailindustry.about.com/od/employeehiringtraining/a/2011-Complete-Black-Friday-Thanksgiving-Store-Hours-Shopping-Times-List-Nov-24-25_2.htm This is the most uncluttered and accurate list of 2011 Thanksgiving Day store hours to be found!
- November 17, 2011 at 1:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm definitely taking advantage of the great black friday sells. My family is coming with me, and we will be saying prayers and thanking the Lord! Having my cake and eating every piece of it! Ilove the holidays! Just don't give thanks on Thanksgiving, make it a daily thing!
- November 22, 2011 at 3:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
I will do everything I can to persuade people thAt I know not to shop at any of your stores on Thankskgiving day, Wake up folks, aren't you even concerned about what American is becoming.
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